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end of the world speshul anthology

by bissett, bill (presumed editor)

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
1977
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780889710108
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Vancouver: blewointmentpress, 1977. Fine condition except two partial crases on rear cover. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. No editor mentioned; seller assumes it was bill bissett. Features poems of 29 local poets, a few of them bing Earle Birney, bill bissett, George Bowering, Frederick Candelaria, Maxine Gadd, Leona Gom, Dorothy Livesay, Daphne Marlatt,… Read more about this item
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Oil Spill Speshul

by bissett, bill

Condition
Used - Very Good
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No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
1970
Binding
Paperback
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Vancouver: blewointmentpress, 1970. Light wear, mostly smudging. No date of publication given, but bound insert of part of a page of local newsprint is dated Dec 10, 1970. Bound vertically with tape covered stables along top edge. Printed single sided recto. 26 pp. (Pic cropped to fit seller's scanner's 12" bed. Shador at top… Read more about this item
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Hyphid 1, Jan. 1968

by Ball, Nelson (editor)

Condition
Used - Very Good
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No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
1968
Binding
Paperback
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Toronto: Weed/flower Press, 1968. Sun fading spine rear, black ink stain probably from printing lower edge title page and price in ink also on title page, otherwise fine. Poetry by David Rosenberg, Wm Hawkins, Nelson Ball, Victor Coleman, Carol Berge, bill bissett. 47 pp. (Shadow in pic does not exist on book, is simply a light leak… Read more about this item
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S TH STORY I TO

by bissett, bill

Condition
Used - Fine
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No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
1970
Binding
Paperback
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Vancouver: blewointmentpress, 1970. Staples covered by publisher in masking tape. 22 leaves between covers in a couple of different thicknesses of paper. Unnumbered limited edition of 700 copies. (Shadow on pics caused by light leak in seller's scanner and are not found on covers. Pics truncated because 14" book on 12" scanner.). First. Side Stapled Card.… Read more about this item
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Openings

by Varney, Edwin

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
1969
Binding
Paperback
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Vancouver: Intermedia, 1969. A large (9x12") unsealable grey envelope containing 22 pieces (one of them of 2 pages and another a card stating this package to be a lijmited edition of 250) and the rest mostly drawings and poems by Varney. The drawings, which are copies, are signed by him in pencil. Varney was the founder of intermedia… Read more about this item
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The Captain Poetry Poems

by Nichol, bp

Condition
Used - Good+
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
1971
Binding
Paperback
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Vancouver: blewointmentpress, 1971. Foolscap size paper (13"x8") printed vertically with top edge stapled and staples covered with brown tape. Unpaginated (21 pp). Printed one side (recto) only. Limited edition of 500. Cover shows date 1970, probably an optimistic estimate, because last page states April 1971 in the brief statement of publication data. Condition: Would… Read more about this item
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IBM (I B M): saga uv th relees uv huuman spirit from compuewterr funckshuns

by bissett, bill

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
1971
Binding
Paperback
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Vancouver: blewointmentpress, 1971. No wear except a bit of fading due to light. Staples covered by masking tape. Printed (mimeographed) one side (recto). Unpaginated (52 pp). Limited edition of 300 copies. (Shadow on upper pic does not exist on cover, but is rather a light leak in seller's scanner.). First. Side Stapled Card. Fine/No Jacket… Read more about this item
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blewointmentpress poverty isshew, march 1972

by bissett, bill

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
1972
Binding
Paperback
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Vancouver: blewointmentpress, 1972. Light stains lower front cover and a couple of splits in tape covering staples are the only wear. Printed (mimeographed) both sides of vertical foolscap (8.5"x14") of varied pastel colours 108 pp + endmatter + a couple of unpaginated inserts and one leaf to which has been stapled a colour postcard of trees, ocean and… Read more about this item
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Rush - what fuckan theory - a study uv language -gronk press toronto 8:8

by bissett, bill

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
1971
Binding
Paperback
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A$161.50

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Vancouver: blewointmentpress, 1971. No wear except a bit of fading due to light. Staples covered by masking tape. Printed (mimeographed) one side (recto). Unpaginated. Word "Rush" on cover is an affixed sticker, the adhesive of which has penetrated to leave a stain on the title page, curiously without staining verso of cover. (Shadow… Read more about this item
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Shorelines

by James, Candice

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
2013
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9781927616017
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New Westminster, BC Canada: Silver Bow Publishing, 2013. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Poems illustrated by the art, in color, of Emily Cuthbertson, Doreen Bruce, Don Portelance, Janet Kvammen, Rex Howard. Signed by author without inscription on the first page. 121 pp.. Signed by Author. First. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No… Read more about this item
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Going Mad for the Love of Sanity

by Norman, Chad

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
2008
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780968767375
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Canada: Chameleon Fire, 2008. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except author's inscription (to poet Genni Gunn) on the title page. 98 pp.. Inscribed By Author. First. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Shadows in the Glass

by Jankola, Beth

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
1987
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780920576199
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Prince George, BC, Canada: Caitlin Press, Incorporated, 1987. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Almost as new. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight, unmarked, crisp, unread. 54 pp. Included loose is a glossy sticker, a bit larger than a standard business card, apparently advertising Jankola's business "Graphics & poems by BJ" on a graphic… Read more about this item
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Sanding Down This Rocking Chair on a Windy Night

by McKay, Don

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
1987
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780771055423
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1987. Covers have very light shelfwear, defects include bumped upper right corner, small crease lower right corner, light rubbing along spine folds and remainder mark lower edge. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. One of the few uninscribed copies available. 109 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued.… Read more about this item
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Royal City Poets Anthology 2014

by Silver Bow Publishing

Condition
Used - Fine
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No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
2014
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9781927616147
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New Westminster, BC Canada: Silver Bow Publishing, 2014. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. Light fingering stain on fore-edge prevents this from being described as As New. 140 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Portal Stones

by Boyle, Frances

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
2013
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9781928163008
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Ottawa: Tree Press, 2013. Very light rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Staples tight and unrusted. Interior tight and unmarked. 34 pp.. First. Stapled Card. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Of th Land Divine Service

by bissett, Bill

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
1968
Binding
Paperback
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Toronto: Weed/flower Press, 1968. No rubbing, buming or shelfwear to covers. Staples tight. Interior tight and unmarked, seemingly unread. 36 pp.. First. Stapled Card. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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pass th food release th spirit Book

by bissett, Bill

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
1973
Binding
Paperback
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Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1973. Fine condition other than small nick to lower rear cover edge, no missing material. Interior tight and unmarked. Unpaginated.. First. Pictorial Card. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The house is still standing (Icehouse Poetry)

by Barrett, Adrienne

Condition
As New
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
2013
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780864929044
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Fredericton, New Brunswick: icehouse poetry, 2013. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 90 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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All Things Considered

by Gibbs, Robert

Condition
As New
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
2013
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780778014171
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Ottawa: Oberon, 2013. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 77 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Gray Matter Graffitti

by Reimer, Sam W.

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First
Published
2008
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9781553831969
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Altona, Manitoba: Circle Design, 2008. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except a lenghthy inscription by author to recently retired Canadian Member of Parliament Libby Davies. 214 pp.. Inscribed By Author. First. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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